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C. V. SPH'LER CONTAINER Filed NOV. 30, 1923 atentedl 11|* lg, 1926.

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Application fileii November 30, 1923. Serial No. 677,784.

The present invention relates to a container and has for its object to provide a device of .this nature adapted for holding greases and oils or other lubricants such as are used on automobiles or the like.

An important object of the invention is to provide a collapsible container one end of which may be rolled so 'as to force the lubricant from the container outof'theother end.

A still' further object of the invention is to provide a container of this nature which is convenient and possesses a simple and efficient construction, one which is reliable in use, inexpensiveto manufacture and well adapted for the purpose for which it is designed.

A particularly important object of the invention is to provide a device for rolling the collapsible cont'ainer or tube so that the contents thereof may be forced therefrom.

With the above and numerous other objects in view as will appear-as the description progresses, the invention resides in certain novel features of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts as will be hereinafter more fully described and claimed.

l[n the drawings:-

Figure 1 is a perspective view of the container showing one end thereof partially rolled;

Figure 2 is an elevation of the bottom end of the tube; and 1 Figure 3 is a similar view taken at right angles to that shown in Figure 2.

Referring to the drawing -in detail it will be seen that 1 designates the cont-ainer which is in the formv of a collapsible tube constructed from suitable material provided With the` end 2 normally closed by a suitable cap 3. The other end of the tube has fitted thereon 'a rolling 'device indicated generally at 4. This rolling` device is formed with a'substantially U-shaped body 5 for receiving the edge. of the tube and ahandle 6 at its ends. This rolling device is formed from a sheet of comparatively rilgid material and is slit transversely adjacent each end on opposite side-s of its longitudinal center so that the intermediate portion may befolded over so as to provide the substantiallyI U-shaped body 5 'and theend handles 6 which extend transversely thereof beyond its rolled edge whereby veither or both of these keys may be grasped between the fingers for rolling the tubeso as to force the contents therefrom.

Such a device as here illustrated is parvticularly useful in filling grease cups and may also be utilized in carrying 'a supply of oil. The lubricant may be dispensed in an economical manner without soiling the hands of the operator. It is evident, how-- ever, that the tube may be utilized in numerous other ways. It is also evident that numerous changes in the details of construction, and in the combination and arrangement of parts may be resorted to without departing from the scope or spirit of the invention as hereinafter claimed or sacrificing` .any of its advantages.

What is claimed is A folding device for collapsible tubes, formed from an elongalted Sheet of metal -folded longitudinally to provide a substan- 'tially U-shaped clip having oppositely disposed jaws adapted to be applied to the bottom end of the tube, said sheet of metal being slit transversely near each end partially across its width and respectively from the opposite longitudinal edges thus providing a projection formed integral with one end of each j'aw and disposed at opposite ends of the clip, the said projections extending longitudinally inthe planes of the respective jaws thus forming handles upon the ends of the clip.

.In testimony whereof I affi-x my signature.

'/ CLIVE V. SPITLER. 

